Angry Birds Blast is a new match-three puzzle game focusing on completing levels and collecting gold and silver currency while managing your lives. This beginner’s guide will reveal the tactics to easily accomplish all of these goals without taking advantage of cheats or money. Let’s get started!
The Basics : When we say Angry Birds Blast is a match-three puzzle game, it means the basic gameplay loop involves matching three of the or more of the same color tiles to earn points. In this particular case, the tiles correspond to different-colored birds or pigs. Matching the tiles frees the bird associated with that color. At the top of each board, you’ll see how many of each color bird you must free to win.
There are also boards with pigs that work a bit differently. In those cases, you need to match tiles to essentially squeeze them out of the level. Here are all the color tiles you need to know.
- Red (frees Red Angry Bird)
- Blue (frees The Blues Angry Bird)
- Yellow (frees Chuck Angry Bird)
- Black (frees Bomb Angry Bird)
- White (frees Matilda Angry Bird)
- Orange (frees Bubbles Angry Bird)
- Minion Pigs are the small green ones
- Foreman Pigs typically show up in Daily/Weekly Tasks
Power-Ups, Boosters And Items : In order to help you out, there are power-ups, boosters and items to take advantage of. Boosters can be applied before you begin a level and are earned by winning, retries or through purchase. Power-ups show up in-game for matching large strings of a single color. Items are more centered around using actual money, but they offer big rewards Here are the ones you’ll see most often.
- Rocket: Destroys a whole row or column depending on how it’s pointing. The direction changes each turn. Earned by matching five.
- Bomb: Destroys in a big, contained blast. Earned by matching seven. Can also be used as a booster before a level.
- Laser Gun: Destroys all tiles of a single color. Earned by matching nine.
- Extra 3 moves: Starts level with three more moves.
- Scramble: Shuffles the grid at the start.
- Slingshot. Let’s you pick a targeted area in a level to destroy.
If you’re lucky, you can group power-ups together. For example, matching a Laser and Bomb together turns all of the colored tiles into Bombs. If a Laser and Rocket are grouped, the tiles of the same color turn into Rockets. Here are a few power-up tips.
- Power ups are placed based on where you tap. Tapping on the bottom of a row will allow the power-up to float up. Knowing this tactic allows you to better calculate how to combine bonuses.
- When sets are eligible for a power-up, it actually shows on the tiles. Be aware of that!
Silver, Gold And How To Get Them : Silver and Gold are the two main currencies in Angry Birds Blast. As you can imagine, Silver is the easiest to come by. Gold, on the other hand, is more premium. Gold earns you purchasable power-ups and an extra five moves when losing levels. Small amounts of Gold can also be exchanged for Silver at the Silver Shop. Silver is used to buy pre-game boosters.
Gold : Here are all the ways you can get Gold
- Log in with your Facebook account when prompted. Adding more friends will get you Gold.
- Complete Daily/Weekly Tasks after beating level 25. These are “endless” boards that dole out moves by popping pigs. A large pig icon will be added to your screen when they’re unlocked.
- Some levels contain Hatchlings. Finishing them often completes a quest that can grant Gold rewards. Be sure to check your quest menu (it’s the pencil and paper below the mail icon) and click “collect” to get your benefits.
Silver : Here are all the ways you can get Silver
- Beating levels rewards you with Silver even when beating a level multiple times. The reward depends on your star count and the difficulty of the board.
- Check your map screen once a day and you may find a small Gift Box. Tap it for a Silver purse.
- As mentioned above, Gold can be used to buy Silver in the Silver Shop. Shops are accessed by tapping the currency counters in the top right of the map.
- Hatchling quests offer Silver too.
How To Get Lives : If you want to keep playing Angry Birds Blast, lives are essential. You can carry a maximum of five, and they unlock over time. Here’s how to make sure you never run out.
- You can request lives by tapping the heart icon in the left corner of the map and selecting “Ask a friend.” After that, you’ll want to select every option that appears even if you don’t know them.
- You’ll also be asked to send lives to other players. It may sound counterproductive, but you totally should. Always send lives out when you have five to anyone that’s available. You’ll often get lives in return, and those are stored in your mailbox. When running low, your mailbox should always be stocked full of spares. Never hit the red X to reject a life!
- In early versions of the game, you may also be able to set your clock forward an hour to get a full lives refresh. In iOS, go to Settings > Date & Time and turn the “Set Automatically” slider to the off position. In Android, go to the Clocks app, hit More and then Settings. Finally, select Change Date & Time. This cheat may be fixed by the time you read this guide, however.
General Tips And Strategies : If you’re getting stuck on an early level, here are some tips and strategies to consider.
- Tapping high results in high impact changes, while tapping low keeps the board stable. Tap at the bottom when things look good and the top when things look bad.
- Avoid setting up columns of non-matching tiles by making small moves on the sides of the board to free up space.
- Save tasks for when you’re out of lives because they don’t require them.
- Retrying levels without spending Gold gives you a free booster. Use it.
- Remove barriers first before going for birds or pigs.
- Actually try to plan ahead. Don’t just match the first thing you see!
- Remember the bird colors listed above and always work toward that goal.
- Boosters are OK. Take advantage of them.
Angry Birds Blast is available now on Android and iOS.
What do you think of the tips in this guide? How do you farm for Gold, Silver and Lives? Tell us in the comments section!
